The Hindu : My doors are always open, says Kanchi seer

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Tuesday, Jul 08, 2003

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My doors are always open, says Kanchi seer

By K. Subramanian

KANCHEEPURAM JULY 7 . "My efforts at finding a solution to the Ayodhya issue are over. I will not interfere hereafter. However, my doors are always open if somebody comes to me on this issue," the Kanchi Sankaracharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswati, said here this evening.

Reacting to the rejection of his formula on the Ayodhya issue by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the Kanchi Acharya told a press conference at the Sankara Mutt here that he had no new proposals to offer.

Answering a question, Sri Jayendra Saraswati said: "a solution to the Ayodhya issue will not be possible through court. It is possible only through talks".

`No veiled threats'

When a newsman asked whether the formula had "veiled threats", as claimed by the AIMPLB, the Acharya said "there is no threat or anything in my formula. I have mentioned that if not today, some time or the other places such as Kashi, Mathura and Ayodhya have to be given to the Hindus. The Muslims have to mentally prepare themselves for this."

"I prepared and submitted the formula in the larger interests of the nation and communal harmony in particular".

The Acharya said he would not come into the picture on Kashi and Mathura.

But some other organisations or associations might rake up the issue.

When a newsman drew his attention to the statement of the AIMPLB that the site of the Babri Masjid was the property of Allah and could not be alienated by sale, gift or otherwise, the Acharya said the Babri Masjid was only a "memorial" of a Muslim king and not a place of worship.

To another question, the Acharya said the Wakf property could be donated and there was nothing wrong in it.

By doing so, the prestige of the Muslim community would only go up further. "There are several instances where a Wakf property has been donated," he said.

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